Archive for February 6, 2012
Hamas and Fath
Israeli government said that the agreement between Hamas and Fath indicates that Fath has moved away from the “peace process”. No, it means that Hamas has moved away from resistance to occupation.
Posted on February 6, 2012 by As'ad
Hamas and Fath
Israeli government said that the agreement between Hamas and Fath indicates that Fath has moved away from the “peace process”. No, it means that Hamas has moved away from resistance to occupation.
Posted on February 6, 2012 by As'ad
Busrhrah Al-Maqtari: victim of Salafite takfiris in Yemen
I have signed this petition in support of Yemeni writer, Bushrah Al-Maqtiri who is being targeted with a vicious campaign of takfir by fanatical kooks in Yemen.
Posted on February 6, 2012 by As'ad
Busrhrah Al-Maqtari: victim of Salafite takfiris in Yemen
I have signed this petition in support of Yemeni writer, Bushrah Al-Maqtiri who is being targeted with a vicious campaign of takfir by fanatical kooks in Yemen.
Posted on February 6, 2012 by As'ad
Crimes of the Syrian regime
I listened to a live report by Paul Wood of the BBC from Homs. He was there during the shelling by Syrian security forces. He confirmed that civilians are being killed. So while it is healthy to remain skeptical amid the propaganda wars goi…
Posted on February 6, 2012 by As'ad
Crimes of the Syrian regime
I listened to a live report by Paul Wood of the BBC from Homs. He was there during the shelling by Syrian security forces. He confirmed that civilians are being killed. So while it is healthy to remain skeptical amid the propaganda wars goi…
Posted on February 6, 2012 by As'ad
Syrian regime and claims
Syrian regime disputes the reports and claims by the opposition but it never provides an alternative account of events: it never provides a credible narrative of events or even a list of the dead or circumstances of their deaths, beyond the generic lan…
Posted on February 6, 2012 by As'ad
Syrian regime and claims
Syrian regime disputes the reports and claims by the opposition but it never provides an alternative account of events: it never provides a credible narrative of events or even a list of the dead or circumstances of their deaths, beyond the generic lan…
Posted on February 6, 2012 by As'ad
Neither imperialism nor fascism
Comrade Joseph writes: ”Unlike Fred Halliday and his pro-imperialist Arab and non-Arab acolytes, we need never choose between imperialism and fascism; we must unequivocally opt for the third choice, which has proven its efficacy historically and …
Posted on February 6, 2012 by As'ad
Russian News in Arabic
I can report to you this: Arab viewers are now scrambling to find alternatives for Aljazeeera after it has been turned into an empty propaganda vehicle. I hear that Russian Arabic TV news station is making inroads but I don’t have the numbers. &n…
Posted on February 6, 2012 by As'ad
When the US "looks the other way", a civil war breaks out
“Doing so without the force of a United Nations Security Council resolution, though, could mean having to look the other way as other countries arm the Syrian opposition”. Gene Sharp could arm them, damn it. Is he not the one who …
Posted on February 6, 2012 by As'ad
US groups don’t need licenses, damn it. US is above licenses, damn it.
“The laws required licenses that were almost never granted, effectively precluded domestic financing and exerted government control over foreign contributions. Neither the National Democratic Institute nor the International Republican Institute w…
Posted on February 6, 2012 by As'ad
You want read such warnings in US newspapers
“An Israeli raid on Iran’s nuclear facilities would deliver a painful shock to the global economy, revive flagging Islamist militancy and possibly drag the United States into a regional war whether it backed its ally’s attack or not. As if that p…
Posted on February 6, 2012 by As'ad
Not all cultures are alike
“Le terrain est déblayé pour une nouvelle offensive identitaire de Claude Guéant. A deux reprises, samedi et dimanche, le ministre de l’intérieur affirme que “toutes les civilisations, toutes les pratiques, toutes les cultures ,au regard de nos pri…
Posted on February 6, 2012 by As'ad
Yemeni dictator as a guest of the bastion of freedom
“A protest against embattled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh outside a luxury hotel in New York got heated Sunday when demonstrators saw him leave the building, with one charging toward him and another throwing a shoe. ”Everybody is living in…
Posted on February 6, 2012 by As'ad
The Prince of Sleaze speaks about the Arab uprisings
“In the Middle East itself, the revolutionary experience of the mid-20th century has been equally unedifying, to say the least. The overthrow of the Egyptian monarchy in 1952 ushered in nearly 60 years of a military rule that arrested the growth of pro…
Posted on February 6, 2012 by As'ad
Hunger strike
“Already in grave danger of death due to a hunger-strike that has now lasted 47 days, Khader Adnan, who is being held by Israel without charge or trial, has announced he will stop taking liquids. IMEMC reports:The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) rep…
Posted on February 6, 2012 by As'ad
Wahhabi clerical kooks
Wahhabi clerical religious police rules that the Port Said bloodshed was punishment from God for men wearing shorts in games. (thanks Laure)
Posted on February 6, 2012 by As'ad
Racism against Africans in Israel
“David Sheen‘s devastating report for the African Refugee Development Center (ARDC) on the mistreatment of asylum seekers in Israel was submitted to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on January 30, 2012.”…
Posted on February 6, 2012 by As'ad
Funding the Arab counter-revolution and Cezanne
“Thanks to oil-rich Qatar, another record has been set on the art market. Its royal family has bought a painting by Paul Cezanne for a whopping $250 million, making it the most expensive artwork ever sold.”
Posted on February 6, 2012 by As'ad